Bush's poise holds off McBride's final charge ORLANDO -- For 18 months Bill McBride has been pining to debate Jeb Bush one-on-one. Over and over, the first-time candidate predicted he would win the comparison between a governor born of privilege and the folksy ex-Marine vowing to fix Florida schools.

McBride ad attempts to parry Bush attack In hopes of dulling the edge of a scathing Republican ad suggesting his spending ideas could require an income tax, Bill McBride has launched a new TV spot accusing Gov. Jeb Bush of using "scare tactics and fake numbers" against him.

Author to speak on student testing Former teacher Alfie Kohn, an outspoken critic of the focus on grades and test scores, will speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Sudakoff Center at the University of South Florida's New College in Sarasota.